Associate Practitioner

Job title:

Associate Practitioner

Company

NHS

Job description

Band 4 – £26,530 to £29,114Full-time post – 37.5 hours per week (part-time available upon discussion with hiring manager)An opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Associate Practitioner to join us. The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team is a nationally respected Early Supported Discharge Team. It is an essential part of the Portsmouth Hospitals Stroke Pathway, ensuring the timely transfer of patients out of hospital for rehabilitation at home.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be working with a large but very closely connected multidisciplinary team with competencies across several disciplines: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and nursing. Your willingness and ability to learn new skills as part of a multidisciplinary team is essential, as well as excellent communication skills.You will be working mostly Monday to Friday 7.30/8am -15.30/16.00 plus providing some weekend cover on a rota basis. You will be carrying out but also progressing patient rehabilitation under indirect guidance. Experience of working with patients with neurological deficit and community working would be desirable. You need to be a confident car driver and user, as the team covers a large geographical area.About usHere at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.Date posted10 March 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 4Salary£26,530 to £29,114 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberREF652AJob locationsSouthwick HIll RoadCoshamPO6 3LYJob descriptionJob responsibilities

• Assessing, ordering, and fitting of variety of equipment and adaptations
• Completing a variety of relevant outcome measures
• Following and progressing therapy and care plans
• Accurate documentation, including activity and care plans, discharge summaries
• Risk assessment and management of day to day tasks
• Being part of completing follow up reviews

Job descriptionJob responsibilities

• Assessing, ordering, and fitting of variety of equipment and adaptations
• Completing a variety of relevant outcome measures
• Following and progressing therapy and care plans
• Accurate documentation, including activity and care plans, discharge summaries
• Risk assessment and management of day to day tasks
• Being part of completing follow up reviews

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Level 2 Functional skills (English & Mathematics GCSE grade 4)
• Level 3 Qualifications: NVQ 3, Diploma, T level or relevant experience or relevant short courses

Desirable

• Health and Social Care Foundation degree or equivalent

ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working with stroke patients.
• Experience of working in community setting

Skills and KnowledgeEssential

• Full driving license with appropriate car insurance
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Recognise own strengths and limitations

Desirable

• Competent IT skills
• Knowledge of relevant multi-disciplinary team members roles (nursing/physiotherapy/occupational therapy/speech and language therapy)

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Level 2 Functional skills (English & Mathematics GCSE grade 4)
• Level 3 Qualifications: NVQ 3, Diploma, T level or relevant experience or relevant short courses

Desirable

• Health and Social Care Foundation degree or equivalent

ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working with stroke patients.
• Experience of working in community setting

Skills and KnowledgeEssential

• Full driving license with appropriate car insurance
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Recognise own strengths and limitations

Desirable

• Competent IT skills
• Knowledge of relevant multi-disciplinary team members roles (nursing/physiotherapy/occupational therapy/speech and language therapy)

Expected salary

£26530 – 29114 per year

Location

Cosham, Hampshire

Job date

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:08:02 GMT

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